Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: April 26, 2024
Preferred Name

Posterior embryotoxon

Synonyms

Embryotoxon

Definitions

Schwalbe's line is the anatomical line found on the interior surface of the cornea, and delineates the outer limit of the corneal endothelium layer. Specifically, it represents the termination of Descemet's membrane. Up to 30% of the population has posterior embryotoxon as an isolated normal variant. A posterior embryotoxon is the presence of a prominent and anteriorly displaced line of Schwalbe.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000627

comment

Schwalbe's line is the anatomical line found on the interior surface of the cornea, and delineates the outer limit of the corneal endothelium layer. Specifically, it represents the termination of Descemet's membrane. Up to 30% of the population has posterior embryotoxon as an isolated normal variant.

database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT_US:392437005

SNOMEDCT_US:253228006

UMLS:C0344531

UMLS:C0546967

definition

A posterior embryotoxon is the presence of a prominent and anteriorly displaced line of Schwalbe.

has_alternative_id

HP:0100740

has_exact_synonym

Embryotoxon

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0000627

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/hp.obo#hposlim_core

label

Posterior embryotoxon

notation

HP:0000627

prefLabel

Posterior embryotoxon

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0008048

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0008048

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